Five tips for writing your first novel - National Centre for Writing

1. Write every day

Writing, like any other exercise, gets a little easier the more you do it. Not that the writing itself is easier, it's just that you become more accustomed to doing it. You'll be more adept at getting into a writing frame of mind and jumping right back into your story.
Like running a marathon, it takes regular training to be able to tackle such a mammoth feat. Writing every day flexes your mental muscles and whips your imagination into shape, for the long and arduous task of writing a novel. And, just like a marathon, it'll still be hard but working at it every day will make it feel just that little bit easier.